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Photo Tour of Westerville Art
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The City of Westerville has many fine examples of outdoor art for the general public to enjoy - even some of our signage may be considered art! The tour is arranged by the street address of the artwork.
The mural depicted in the banner above is one of three in the Uptown District. This mural is located on the southern exterior of the 38 North State Street building and is viewed from East Main Street. Facilitated by Gallery 202, Partners in Art, Inc., the wall mural depicts Westerville in 1910. Over a twelve week period in 2004, over one hundred local artists of all ages and abilities contributed to the project. Although professional artists helped unite the image, many original paint marks completed by children and novices alike were preserved. In particular, check out the fruit stand and the Children's Art Garden. One of the young artists, Marcella, found a poem about the signing of a Westerville document in the early 1900's - find the poem tucked behind the wooden structure.
The other two Uptown murals, also by Gallery 202, are located on the north wall of the Westerville Grille, 59 South State Street, and Westerville Automotive.
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Future Location: Westerville Sports Complex, 325 North Cleveland Avenue
Artist: Michael Tizzano
Medium: bronze sculptures
Description or purpose: The Westerville Park's Foundation soccer project will feature three young soccer players engaged in soccer play. The soccer sculpture will feature a girl with a soccer ball and two boys, one rushing toward the girl and her teammate waiting for her to pass the ball. The first sculpture will be placed in the sports complex this fall. For more information about the Soccer Sculpture Project or how to donate funds for the remaining two players, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 901-6506.
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 Location: Westerville Community Center, 350 North Cleveland Avenue
Artist: Gary Price
Medium: bronze Sculptures
Description or Purpose: "What can be more fun than taking a bicycle ride together? I've tried to capture the exuberance of youth and the excitement that comes with getting out and feeling the wind rush by our faces and through our hair." Gary Price
Photo courtesy of Sharon Telatnik
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 Location: 505 Cleveland Avenue, inner courtyard
Artist: Constructed by Columbus Sign Company
Medium: Polished stainless steel
Description or purpose: Entry sign creatively depicting one of the Mac Tools products.
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 Location: 515 Executive Campus Drive, courtyard of the Threetens campus.
Artist: Robert Mullins
Medium: wind kinetic structure
Description or Purpose: By following the arc of the Big Dipper's handle, the bright star Arcturus can be found in the night sky. This sculpture is naturally found in the Threetens campus in Westerville's upscale Westar Center of Business development.
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Location: Inniswood Metro Park, 240 South Hempstead Road
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Medium: bronze sculpture
Description or purpose: Sisters' Garden and its sculpture honors the memory of Grace and Mary Innis,whose desire to preserve their 37-acre estate and its gardens and woodlands for the enjoyment of all, resulted in the generous donation of their home to Metro Parks in 1972. Sisters' Garden, designed to celebrate the complexity of nature and the inquisitiveness of childhood, aspires to "nuture the nature of the child in everyone". (text from Inniswood Metro Park)
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 Location: Astronaut Grove, 290 West Main Street
Artist: Kenneth S. Foltz, D.O.
Medium: Indiana limestone
Description or Purpose: Dedicted to the memory of those who perished aboard space shuttle Challenger in 1986, and to all astronauts who "reach for the stars". The 12' column of thirty-three hands supporting the moon were modeled from the hands of a two month old baby to an 88-year old senior citizen and represent the past, present, and future of space exploration.
The engraving at the base reads:
AMERICA
I TOOK THE STARS AND STRIPES AND PLACED THEM ON THE MOON,
I RANG FREEDOM'S BELL AND I PLAYED FREEDOM'S TUNE,
EDISON AND WRIGHT GAVE ME LIGHT AND FLIGHT,
I'LL REACH FOR THE STARS, JUPITER AND MARS.
From "This Great Land" by K.S. Foltz, Heritage Music Press, 1980
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 Location: Fire Station 111, 400 West Main Street
Artist: Como Mowers
Medium: wood
Description or purpose: Sparky, the Fire Dog, has educated children on fire and emergency safety and prevention on behalf of the National Fire Protection Agency for years. When a rare Ponderosa tree needed to be removed from in front of Fire Station 111, the Westerville Firefighters had the based carved into a replica of the dalmation to stand guard over the station.
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 Location: 480 and 500 Olde Worthington Road, inner courtyard
Artist: Robert Mullins
Medium: wind kinetic structure
Description or Purpose: The sculpture adds a unique identifier to this business campus in Westerville's upscale Westar Center of Business development.
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 Location: 440 Polaris Parkway
Artist: Robert Mullins
Medium: wind kinetic structure
Description or purpose: The sculpture adds a unique identifier to this business campus in Westerville's upscale Westar Center of Business development.
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Hanby Stained Glass Entryway
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 Location: Hanby Arts Magnet School, 56 South State Street, window above State Street entrance door
Artist:design contest involving Hanby school children
Medium: stained glass
Description or Purpose: The stained glass window was made possible by a grant from the Bette Marschall Memorial Education Fund of the Columbus Foundation. The stained glass window, using 5 color ranges with Hanby in black in the middle, is designed to be read in the same fashion from both the inside and outside.
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 Location: 240 South State Street
Artist: Meacham and Apel Architects
Medium: granite monument
Description or purpose: To honor Westerville residents that have fallen during service to our country.
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Signs for Westar Crossing
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 Location: multiple, intersections near the northwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and County Line Road West
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Medium: metallic finish with faux granite base.
Description or Purpose: The background area has small back-lit openings that appear "star-like" at night - appropriate signage to welcome you into the Westar Crossing campus in Westerville's upscale Westar Center of Business development.
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